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1 pierre
pierre [pjεʀ]feminine noun• investir dans la pierre ( = immobilier) to invest in bricks and mortar* * *pjɛʀ1) ( matière) stone2) ( morceau) stone, rockun désert de pierres — a rocky ou stony wilderness
‘chute de pierres’ — ‘falling rocks’
poser la première pierre — to lay the foundation stone; fig to lay the foundations (de of)
être amateur de vieilles pierres — fig to be fascinated by old buildings
3) ( immobilier) property GB, real-estate US•Phrasal Verbs:••* * *pjɛʀ nfpremière pierre [édifice] — foundation stone
poser la première pierre de qch (= inaugurer) — to lay the foundations for sth
* * *pierre nf1 ( matière) stone; un pont/mur de or en pierre a stone bridge/wall; une maison en pierre de la région a house in local stone;2 ( morceau) stone, rock; un mur en pierres sèches a drystone wall; un désert de pierres a rocky ou stony wilderness; ‘attention, chute de pierres’ ‘beware of falling rocks’; poser la première pierre to lay the foundation stone; fig to lay the foundations (de of); être amateur de vieilles pierres fig to be fascinated by old buildings;3 ( immobilier) property GB, real-estate US; investir dans la pierre to invest in bricks and mortar; ⇒ blanc, faux, jardin, mousse.pierre à aiguiser whetstone; pierre angulaire lit, fig cornerstone; pierre à bâtir building stone; pierre à briquet flint; pierre à chaux limestone; pierre dure semiprecious stone; pierre à feu = pierre à briquet; pierre fine gemstone; pierre à fusil gun flint; pierre gravée engraved stone, intaglio spéc; pierre levée standing stone; pierre de lune moonstone; pierre à plâtre gypsum; pierre ponce pumice stone; pierre précieuse precious stone; pierre de Rosette Archéol Rosetta Stone; pierre de taille dressed stone; pierre tombale tombstone, gravestone; pierre de touche touchstone.jeter la pierre à qn to accuse sb; jeter la première pierre Bible to cast the first stone (à at); apporter sa pierre à qch to make one's contribution to sth; faire d'une pierre deux coups to kill two birds with one stone.[pjɛr] nom féminin1. [matière] stone[immobilier]investir dans la pierre to invest in property ou in bricks and mortarles vieilles pierres ruined buildings, ruinspierre taillée palaeolith, paleolith2. CONSTRUCTIONpierre de taille ou d'appareil freestone3. JOAILLERIE & MINÉRALOGIEpierre brute rough ou uncut stonepierre fine ou semi-précieuse semi-precious stonepierre précieuse gem, precious stone4. GÉOLOGIEpierre calcaire ou à chaux limestonepierre meulièretype of stone common in the Paris area once used for making millstones and as a building material5. [instrument]pierre à affûter ou aiguiser whetstonepierre à feu ou fusil gun flint6. [stèle]pierre funéraire ou tombale tombstone, gravestone7. RELIGION9. [dans un fruit] (piece of) grit————————de pierre locution adverbialeêtre/rester de pierre to be/to remain icy-coolson cœur/visage restait de pierre he remained stony-hearted/stony-facedpierre à pierre, pierre par pierre locution adverbialepierre sur pierre locution adverbialeaprès le tremblement de terre, il ne restait pas pierre sur pierre not a stone was left standing after the earthquake -
2 pierre fine
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3 agates
n. f. pl. 'Oglers', 'peepers', eyes. (Originally marbles were made from this semi-precious stone, hence the colloquial meaning.)
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